. Cyclopedia of hardy fruits. Fruit; Fruit-culture. IDA KNIGHT EARLY BLACK 145 to be very valuable in the northern states of the Great Plains because of hardiness. Nur- serymen say that Homer is the hardiest of all European cherries in INIinnesota and the Da- kotas, and about the only cherry of its type that can be grown in those states. The variety was first described at the Iowa Experiment Station in 1903. Tree rather small, somewhat spreading and drooping, very hardy, healthy and productive. Fruit early, ripen- ing about with Early Richmond ; medium to large ; round oblate ; stem short, sto
. Cyclopedia of hardy fruits. Fruit; Fruit-culture. IDA KNIGHT EARLY BLACK 145 to be very valuable in the northern states of the Great Plains because of hardiness. Nur- serymen say that Homer is the hardiest of all European cherries in INIinnesota and the Da- kotas, and about the only cherry of its type that can be grown in those states. The variety was first described at the Iowa Experiment Station in 1903. Tree rather small, somewhat spreading and drooping, very hardy, healthy and productive. Fruit early, ripen- ing about with Early Richmond ; medium to large ; round oblate ; stem short, stout ; cavity shallow and of medium width ; skin red becoming very dark red with maturity, thin, rather tough ; flesh tender, uncolored, juicy, mild subacid ; quality fair to good ; pit round, semi-clinging, of medium size. IDA. Fig. 126. P. avium. The fruit of Ida is large, light red, resembling that of Napoleon in shape and that of Rockport in color, but differing from both in having soft flesh, which places it among the Hearts rather than the Bigarreaus. Because of beauty of fruit, earliness, and good tree-characters, Ida promises to become a rather general favor- ite in home orchards, though it falls short in flavor and flesh- characters in the fruits. It can never take a high place among commercial kinds, because the cherries are too soft to handle well, show bruises plainly, are somewhat susceptible to brown-rot, and come when better cherries are plentiful. The trees are vigor- ous and hardy, and bear full crops regu- larly and in various environments. The variety is readily rec- ognized by the up- right habit of growth and by the large lenticels on the trunk and branches. Ida has been verj' well tried as a commercial variety, but in the ups and downs of the industry has not held its own with other sorts. E. H. Cocklin, Shepherdstown, Pennsylvania, grew this variety about 1870. Tree large, vigorous, upright, open-topped, vasiform, very productive. Leaves 0V2 inches long, 2V
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